Sporting gun



July 14, 1931. c. LEVE SPORTING GUN Filed March 9. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet lJuly 14, 1931. c. LEVE SPORTING GUN Filed March 9, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2l atented July 14, 193i isusar ree CHARLES LEVE, F CANNES; FRANCESPORTING GUNK Applicationfiled March fi, 1929, Serial No. 345,68'7,a1r1din Belgium March 9, 1928.

Theinvention relates to a sporting gun having fixedharrels and amoveable block slidingon the frame of the piece.

The. present invention is specific to the caseofa sporting gun wherein adevice for blbcl'i ing, the advance of the cartridges in the magazine iscontrolled by acting on a mechanism capable. of withdrawing thecartridges from the barrel chamber. The

0" invention provides that the ordinary extractor actuated in knownmanner by the percussion member (hammer) performs the function ofthismechanism.

Accordingto the invention a cartridge is withdrawn. from the barrelchamber, when thiscartridge has. not been fi'red, by bringing, theextractor into its operative position by means of amember actuated fromthe exterior by, the operator and'capabl'e of act- *ingion said device.

By, way. of example, and" not limiting, the accompanying, drawings. showan embodiment of the invention, which= includes various detailscomprised in the arrangement Figure 1" shows an elevation oftheloadingand extracting, mechanism Figure 2shows a plan View thereof;

Figure. 31shows a front view thereof; and Figuresd'tofi" are viewssimilar to Figuresl'to 3but showingthe gun'in position for automaticloading.

The cartridges areplaced inthe: barrel. either manually or.automatically by means *of independent loaderssuch. as 202 adaptedto.

moverinzthe. magazine. 2m. integral with the.

frame or body. Fbr. thispurpose. the load ers such as ea arepivotedat21a.on thebody.

During the.automaticloadingoflthe gunthe.

loader pivotsunder the action of aspring 2t and. carries. the cartridge(not shown) which. it supports opposite the barrel cham ber. As. a.result. of the. forward: movement ofmovable block 31,.di1ring; closure.of the "arm, the. cartridge is-releasedfrom the resilientijaws 2pandforcedintothe barrel.

Where the'loader, instead-of being formed byaibla-de," is m'ade ofIahousing containing.

Y several cartridges; these latter are carried 'automatically' front; ofthe barrel chamher by the fact that the loader comprises a" movablebottom which is actuated by another spring which bears on the same endof the loader.

The retention of'the loader 2a inzthe bottom. or end of the magazine isassured by the action of a shoulder 2d pivoted on the body and bearingon a shoulder 2a of the loader. The loader is released by actuating theplug to.

When this plug is in its inoperative position (see Figs. 1 to 3) theoperation is as follows: The block 3 of the gun being drawn back, thehead 56 of extractor 5 is retained in itsinoperative position againstthe force of a spring 51", while the arm 5a of a lever 5g bears againstthe lower surface of the extractor 5. through the action of the, spring51; (position shown in full lines). After having inserted the cartridgesmanually into the barrel the gun is closed by pushing block 3 forwardly.

When firing the hammer, not shown, exerts action against a projection 58of the extractor and forces the latter into engagement with thecartridge in the barrel. The armi5a is released as a result of theextractorbeing removed and pivots under the action of spring '51) aboutits axis 5p. so as to come into position behind the tail ofthe extractor(dotted lines) and hold the latter engaged.

During the opening of the gun the positions of extractor 5 and of arm5gremain unchanged, except at the end'thereof;.atthe end of the opening aspur 2o integral with the body of the gun exerts action under a ramporinclined plane 5h of arm 5gand. forces the latter to pivot against theaction of itsspringtw and to assume the position shownin full lines andrelease the extractor.

If, when the arm is locked in its closed position,the marksman desiredto replace the unfired' cartridge then in the barrel, he

causes theplug la to pivot about its axis 41w and-in the direction ofthe arrow X.

A ramp 4t provided on the plug-4m exerts. action on a corresponding ramp5t provided on the'extra ctor and puts the latter in engagement with thecartridge in the barrel;

this extractor is locked in this position by the release of the arm 5a,which occupies the position shown in dotted lines.

At the same time an inclined surface 417?? provided on the axis 41a ofthe plug acts on an element 416 integral with a rod 4?) sliding in theblock and forces the latter downwardly against the action of the spring47".

The respective position of these different elements does not changeduring the greater part of the opening of the breech, but at the end ofthis opening the rod 46 acts against a rod 2% movable in the body of thearm and pushes it downwardly as well as the member 2a which is integraltherewith. This member 2.; is provided with an inclined opening 2-7 intowhich penetrates a spur or lug 2h fitted on the pivoting lug 2d. Thelowering of member 23 causes the pivoting of arm 2d about its axis andthus the release thereof from the shoulder 2a of loader 2a. The latterassumes the position shown in Fig. 4.

The end of the opening of the breech likewise determines the release ofthe extractor through the action of the lug 212. On returning to itsinitial position under the action of its spring 51" the extractor 5 actsby its shoulder 5t against the ramp 4t of plug 4a and forces the latterto resume its initial inoperative position.

The cartridge withdrawn from the barrel having been ejected, it issuflicient to move the block forward again to force the cartridge of theloader into the barrel.

I claim:

1. A gun having a magazine for cartridges, means permitting automatic orsingle fire, said means permitting the blocking of the advancing of thecartridges in said magazine, mechanism for withdrawing the cartridgesfrom the chamber of the barrel controlling said means, and saidmechanism having associated therewith an extractor controlled by thepercussion apparatus of the gun.

2. A gun having a magazine for eartridges, means permitting automatic orsingle fire, said means permitting the blocking of the advancing of thecartridges in said magazine, mechanism for withdrawing the cartridgesfrom the chamber of the barrel controlling said means, said mechanismhav ing associated therewith an extractor controlled by the percussionapparatus of the gun, said extractor being also controllable by a buttonactuated by the shooter and provided with a cam acting on a head of theextractor.

3. A gun having a magazine for cartridges, means permitting automatic orsingle fire, said means permitting the blocking of the advancing of thecartridges in said magazine, mechanism for withdrawing the cartridgesfrom the chamber of the barrel controlling said means, said mechanismhaving associated therewith an extractor controlledL by the percussionapparatus of the gun, said extractor being also controllable by a buttonactuated by the shooter and provided with a cam acting on a head of theextractor, this button being further provided with a surface acting on alever pivoted upon the breech and able of bolting the extractor in itsoperating position.

4. A gun having a magazine for cartridges, means permitting automatic orsingle fire, said means permitting the blocking of the advancing of thecartridges in said magazine, mechanism for withdrawing the cartridgesfrom the chamber of the barrel controlling said means, said mechanismhaving associated therewith an extractor controlled by the percussionapparatus of the gun, said extractor being also controllable by a buttonactuated by the shooter and provided with a cam acting on a head of theextractor, said button being further provided with a surface acting on alever pivoted upon the breech and capable of bolting the extractor inits operating position and with another surface acting on a movableabutment controlling the loader.

5. A gun having a magazine for cartridges, means permitting automatic01' single fire, said means permitting the blocking of the advancing ofthe cartridges in said magazine, mechanism for withdrawing thecartridges from the chamber of the barrel controlling said means, saidmechanism having associated therewith an extractor controlled by thepercussion apparatus of the gun, said extractor being also controllableby a button actuated by the shooter and provided with a cam acting on ahead of the extractor, said button being further pro vided with asurface acting on a lever pivoted upon the breech and capable of boltingthe extractor in its operating position, the unbolting of the extractorand its return to its nonoperating position being obtained by theopening of the gun after the extraction of the cartridge.

6. A gun having a magazine for cartridges, means permitting automatic orsingle fire, said means permitting the blocking of the advancing of thecartridges in said magazine, mechanism for withdrawing the cartridgesfrom the chamber of the barrel controlling said means, said mechanismhaving associated therewith an extractor controlled by the percussionapparatus of the gun, said extractor being also controllable by a buttonactuated by the shooter and provided with a cam acting on a head of theextractor, this button being further provided with a surface acting on alever pivoted upon the breech and capable of bolting the extractor inits operating position, the unbolting of the extractor and its return toits nonoperating position being obtained by the opening of the gun afterthe extraction of the cartridge, a declivity of the said bolting levercooperating therefor with a fixed hook of the carcass.

7. A gun having a magazine for cartridges, means permitting automatic orsingle fire, said means permitting the blocking of the advancing of thecartridges in said magazine, mechanism for Withdrawing the cartridgesfrom the chamber of the barrel controlling said means, a loader for themagazine formed by a lever pivoted upon the carcass and acted upon by aspring, a piece moved by an element controllable by the shooter beingcapable of bolting this loader.

8. A gun having a magazine for cartridges, means permitting automatic orsingle fire, said means permitting the blocking of the advancing of thecartridges in said magazine, mechanism for Withdrawing the cartridgesfrom the chamber of the bar rel controlling said means, a loader for themagazine formed by a lever pivoted upon the carcass and acted upon by aspring, a piece moved by an element controllable by the shooter beingcapable of bolting this loader comprising elastic tongs for maintainingthe cartridges.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

CHARLES LEVE.

